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[Sandman10535]

Hello, I just got a green 1998 BMW 540 automatic and I am in the processing of modding it, but I want to know if the rear exhaust's from an m5 can be moddified to fit on my car making it an dual exhaust. Can I use a y-pipe or do I have to cut into the fuel tank?

I just sold my 2000 328i sedan today and am $22,500 richer. BTW I'm from the e46fanatics board ;)

[Wiseguy ON]

Umm..

Cutting into the fuel tank is never a good idea.

I'd be looking for something like a Remus setup or some other aftermarket exhaust. Congrats on the ne car BTW.. Oxford Green maybe? That's what color my E38 is :D

[BGM3]

Dito what Wiseguy said. If you want more aggressive sound and better performance, get a cold air intake. If you wanna go big time Dinan supercharger!

[sirtiger]

mMmmMm...S/C :buttrock

[shragon]

welcome to bf.c!

as for exhaust, eisenmann sells a quad exhaust set up. the left side has a muffler with tips, and a pipe goes around the spare tire well to the right to another set of tips. this one guy had it well documented with pics, but i can't find the site. it involved minimal modifications, such as banging the spare tire well a little and of course cutting the bumper for the tips.

[Greco540]

To get the quad look as the M5 eisenmann is the only one that offers the "look" aspect. They have a kit for the M5 bumper on non M5 cars which basically routes a "faux" pipe to the other side with exhasut tips. Nothing really comes out of there but the look is there.

To get a fully functional quad exhaust you need to either replace the trunk floor with the M5 trunk floor, which is long and $$$, or massage out the wheel well for enough clearance. Either of which you will be losing your spare tire.

Once you got that done you can get a X pipe or fabricate your own...

Or you could do what this guy did.. http://home.comcast.net/~samans/newbumper_copy.jpg which is get a Hamann M5 exhaust and have a muffler shop relocate the canisters further back up. This way you can retain your spare....

[shragon]

i know the eisanmann isn't a true quad exhaust, however, from my understanding, the pipe that leads to the right side of the car is connected to the muffler on the left. :dunno

[Greco540]

Originally posted by shragon
i know the eisanmann isn't a true quad exhaust, however, from my understanding, the pipe that leads to the right side of the car is connected to the muffler on the left. :dunno

On the picture you posted above yes, its a funcitoning right side. On their system for the M5 rear bumper it is not.

[shragon]

the system you have pictured is for the m5/m-tech rear bumper, correct?

this system also looks like it's connected to the left side.

just trying to clarify, as i have not seen or heard these systems for myself. thanks.

[Greco540]

Correct its welded on the main pipe but not tapped in. Notice the right side exhaust, the tube is crimped but never split. It's a "faux" right side. Also if it was a real system, it would be coming from the muffler not tapped into the pipe before the exhaust gets into the muffler. Small observations..

[shragon]

ahhhh okay... got cha. thanks!

[shmoo]

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